Mapping Surfaces for Knowledge Driven Innovation Antimicrobial glass coatings provide an important technology to prevent the formation of harmful biofilms on surfaces, which can contribute to transmission of infections or degeneration of the built environment....
Detection and Elimination of Biofilm Contamination Freedom Hygiene is a technology driven company whose mission is to seek out innovative solutions that enable food manufacturers and processors to reduce bacterial contamination in their facilities, extend production...
Learning from Nature to Prevent Bacterial Communication Many biofilms are harmful, resulting in shedding of bacteria, infections in people and animals and even accelerating the erosion and destruction of surfaces such as concrete and steel. Within a biofilm, microbes...
Ultrasonic Cleaning Systems NBIC’s Open Innovation Hub for Antimicrobial Surfaces at the University of Liverpool and iiCON: Infection Innovation Consortium and have been working in collaboration with Alphasonics, an ultrasonic cleaning specialist, to assess the...
A Novel Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections UTIs are the most common bacterial infections affecting 400 million people per year worldwide, with a treatment market is estimated at $9.89 billion. Up to 80% of UTIs are caused by uropathogenic E. coli that regularly form...
